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Al Ahly SC.
Al Ahly Handball Club (Arabic: النادي الاهلي لكرة اليد) is one of Al Ahly Sporting Club's sections that represent the club in Egypt as well as in international handball competitions. Al Ahly's Handball team was founded in 1959.
The Al Ahly handball team has participated in the Egyptian Handball League since the beginning in 1960s until the present. The Championship was played under the name of the Republic League. The first championship win for the Al Ahly team in the Egyptian Handball League was in 1968 and 1969. The Al Ahly Handball Club has won the most titles in the league, 26 of which were gold medals. It participated in 6 different championships every season: the Egyptian Handball League, the Egypt cup, the Egyptian Handball Federation, the African Handball Champions League, the African Handball Cup Winners' Cup, and the African Handball Super Cup.
Al Ahly had the best record in the IHF Super Globe when it achieved a silver medal in 2007. For many years, Al Ahly preferred to participate in Arab tournaments instead of African tournaments, causing Al Ahly to remain at the top of Arab handball clubs with 8 total trophies. Al Ahly was the first team to qualify to the African Super Cup in 1994, but it withdrew its participation in Arab Championships.
Al Ahly has had many successful generations of handball, but during the 90s they have had the most success. During this time, they won 6 Egyptian Leagues, 2 Egypt Cups, 2 African Handball Champion Leagues, and 6 Arab Championships, not including the great efforts with the Egypt men's national handball team.
Al Ahly player Gohar Nabil was nominated as the Best Handball Player in the World in 1998 and 2000. Further, Sameh Abdel Warth was chosen at the Handball World Team in 1997.
Men's team honours
National titles
- Egyptian Handball League 26 (Record)
- Champions: 1968–69,[1] 1973–74,[2] 1977–78,[3] 1981–82,[4] 1983–84,[5] 1985–86,[6][7][8] 1991–92,[9] 1992–93,[10] 1993–94, 1996–97,[11] 1997–98,[12] 1999–00,[13] 2001–02,[14][15] 2002–03,[16] 2003–04,[17] 2005–06,[18] 2007–08,[19] 2012–13,[20] 2013–14,[21][22] 2014–15,[23][24] 2016–17,[25][26] 2017–18,[27][28][29] 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25.
- Egypt Handball Cup 11
- Champions: 1995–96,[30] 1997–98,[31] 1999–00,[32] 2004–05, 2008–09,[33] 2013–14,[34] 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23,[35] 2024-25[36]
- Egyptian Handball Super Cup 2
- Champions: 2023,[37] 2025
- Egyptian Excellence Cup (Defunct)
- Egyptian Federation Handball Cup 3 (Record)
- 25 January Cup 1: (Played instead of cancelled league due to shortage time after 25 January Revolution and the champion qualify to African Handball Champions League[41][42])
International titles
Regional titles
Squad
- Squad for the 2022–2023 season[72]
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2022–23 season
Joining
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Leaving
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Transfers for the 2020–21 season
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Transfers for the 2019–20 season
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Joining
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Leaving
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Joining
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Leaving
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Transfers for the 2018–19 season
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Transfers for the 2017–18 season
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Transfers for the 2016–17 season
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- Joining
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- Leaving
Mohamed Aktham
Mohamed Abu Alatta
Mohamed Ramadan Hitlr
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Technical and managerial staff
Name
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Role
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Nationality
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Stefan Madsen |
Head coach |
Danish
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Ahmed Salem |
Assistant coach |
Egyptian
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Mohamed Ibrahim |
Assistant coach |
Egyptian
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Yasser Labib |
Team Manager |
Egyptian
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Mostafa naguib |
Physiotherapist |
Egyptian
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Moahmed Elattar |
Masseur |
Egyptian
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Venio Losert |
Goalkeepers' Trainer |
Croatian
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Recent titles
Egyptian league title
After the equal points of Al Ahly SC and Zamalek SC they played a tiebreak game when Al Ahly won 27–26, and were then announced as the Champion of Egyptian Handball league[80]
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Round
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Team
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Home
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1
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Group stage (Group A)
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Police HBC
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43–20
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2
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AS Caïman
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34-23
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3
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Minuh Yaoundé
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34–23
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4
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Espérance de Tunis
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29-24
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5
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Quarter Final
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JS Kinshasa
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31-20
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6
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Semifinal
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Widad Smara
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31-23
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7
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Final
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Espérance de Tunis
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26-23
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#
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Round
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Team
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Home
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1
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Group stage (Group D)
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AS Minuh
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28–15
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2
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Al-Ittihad
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28-20
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3
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Quarter Final
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Red Star
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41-17
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4
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Semifinal
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Widad Smara
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37-19
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7
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Final
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Al-Ittihad
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25-12
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Men's African competition records
Men's African Club Competitions
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Year
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African Handball Champions League
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African Handball Cup Winners' Cup
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African Handball Super Cup
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1979 |
Did not enter " |
started in 1985 |
Started in 1994
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1980 |
Did not enter
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1981 |
Did not enter
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1982 |
Did not enter
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1983 |
Did not enter
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1984 |
Did not enter
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1985 |
Winner
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1986 |
Semi-finals |
Runner-up
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1987 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter
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1988 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter
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1989 |
Did not enter |
Quarter-finals
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1990 |
Did not qualify" |
Did not enter
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1991 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter
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1992 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter
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1993 |
Winner |
Did not enter
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1994 |
Winner |
Did not enter |
Withdrew after qualifying
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1995 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Withdrew after qualifying
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1996 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
|
1997 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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1998 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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1999 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2000 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2001 |
Did not enter |
Runner-up |
Did not qualify
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2002 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2003 |
Semi-finals |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2004 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2005 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2006 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2007 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2008 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2009 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2010 |
Did not enter |
Quarter-finals |
Did not qualify
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2011 |
Quarter-finals |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2012 |
Winner |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
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2013 |
Runner-up |
Winner |
Runner-up
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2014 |
Runner-up |
Runner-up |
Runner-up
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2015 |
Quarter-finals |
Runner-up |
Did not qualify
|
2016 |
winner |
Did not enter |
Did not qualify
|
2017 |
Semi-finals |
winner |
winner
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2018 |
Runner-up |
winner |
Runner-up
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2019 |
Did not qualify |
Runner up |
Runner-up
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2021 |
Canceled |
winner |
Runner up
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2022 |
Semi-finals |
Runner up |
winner
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2023 |
TBD |
Runner up |
winner
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The "Glory Season"
In the 2016/2017 season, Al Ahly HB had one of its best seasons when the team won five championships from six competitions competed.
- In the first months of the season, specifically in October 2017, Al Ahly won the 2016 African Handball Champions League in Burkina Faso after beat Espérance de Tunis in the final 26–23 achieving the fifth title in this tournament and the first title of this season.
- In the beginning of 2018 in January specifically Al Ahly crowned the Egyptian Federation Handball Cup after beat Al Gazira in the final and thus Al Ahly added his second title in this season
- In the same month Al Ahly crowned a friendly championship of Alshaab club after the victory over the Algerian GS Pétroliers in the final 28–21,[81] but this friendly championship is not calculated among the five trophies
- In April 2018 the team won three trophies:
Head coaches
This is a list of the senior team's head coaches in the recent years.
2024–present
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Stefan Madsen
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10/2022–2024
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David Davis[82]
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4-10/2022
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Daniel Gordo[83]
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2021–2022
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Tarek Mahrous
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2020
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Ola Lindgren
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2019
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Niko Markovič
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2016- 2018
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Assem Hammad
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2014–2016
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Tarik Mahrous
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2012–2014
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Assem Hammad
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2010–2012
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Mamdouh Seleman
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2008–2010
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Mohamed Abd moaty
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2007–2008
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Zoran Kurteš
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2004–2007
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Ashraf Shokry
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2000–2004
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Assem El Saadaney
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1998–2000
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Assem Hammad
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1993–1998
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Gamal Shams
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1991–1993
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Mohamed Abd moaty
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1990–1991
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Khaled Khataab
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1989–1990
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Gamal Shams
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1989
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Mosaad Abbas
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1985–1987
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Edward Strząbała
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1984–1985
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Gamal Shams
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1982–1984
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Talaat Sheta
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Fawzy fadaaly
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Abdelaziz Tawfik
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ِKhalil Zaki
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Hassan Moustafa
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Kamal Abdel Hameed
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Mohammed Wahdan
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Al Ahly in Super Globe Championship
→ Al Ahly participate 4 times in IHF Super Globe. Al Ahly Hosted the IHF Super Globe 2007 In Al ahly hall in Gezira
This competition was held in league format, and 5 teams took part.
Al Ahly Fixtures was:
NO
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Team 1
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Result
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Team 2
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1
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Ahly SC
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35-13
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Al-Qadsiya
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2
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Ahly SC
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26-23
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Metodista SBC
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3
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Ahly SC
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28-20
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Mouloudia MCA
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4
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Ahly SC
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28-29
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Ciudad Real
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Final Ranking:
This competition was held in Knock out format starting form Quarter Finals, and 8 teams participated in this competition. Al Ahly Fixtures was:
NO
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Team 1
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Result
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Team 2
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Quarter Final
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Ahly SC
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16-20
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FC Barcelona Handbol
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5–8th place
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Ahly SC
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20-17
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Club Africain
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5-6th place
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Ahly SC
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28-24
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HC Taubaté
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Al Ahly Qualified to super globe after beat Zamalek SC in the 2017 African Handball Super Cup but later withdraw due to Political problems with Host Country Qatar
. and Espérance participate instead of Al Ahly sc [84][85]
Al Ahly Qualified to super globe after beat Zamalek SC in the 2022 African Handball Super Cup 32–31
The draw was held on 29 September 2022.[86] and put Al Ahly beside both of
SL Benfica and
Mudhar
Group B
Source:
IHFRules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
18 October 2022 19:45
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Al Ahly
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36–30
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Mudhar
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Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,275 Referees: Madsen, García, Lee
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Dahroug 9
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(18–17)
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Bannour 10
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5× 1×
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Report
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1× 4×
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20 October 2022 16:45
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Al Ahly
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29–28
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SL Benfica
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Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
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Khaled Hassan 8
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(12–13)
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Đorđić 9
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5×
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Report
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1× 10× 1×
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Championship bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final ranking
Notable players
Club presidents
No
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Period
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Name
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From
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To
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1
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1st
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Mitchel Ince
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1907
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1908
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2
|
1st
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Aziz Ezzat Pacha
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1908
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1916
|
3
|
1st
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Abdelkhaleq Tharwat Pacha
|
1916
|
1924
|
4
|
1st
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Gaafar Waly Pacha
|
1924
|
1940
|
5
|
1st
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Mohamed Taher Pacha
|
1940
|
1941
|
6
|
2nd
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Gaafar Waly Pacha
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1941
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1944
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7
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1st
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Ahmed Hasanein Pacha
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1944
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1946
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8
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1st
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Ahmed Aboud Pacha
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1946
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1961
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9
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1st
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Salah Desouky Sheshtawy
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1961
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1965
|
10
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1st
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Abdelmohsen Kamel Mortagy
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1965
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1967
|
11
|
1st
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Ibrahim El Wakil
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1967
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1972
|
12
|
2nd
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Abdelmohsen Kamel Mortagy
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1972
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1980
|
13
|
1st
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Saleh Selim
|
1980
|
1988
|
14
|
1st
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Mohamed Abdou Saleh El Wahsh
|
1988
|
1992
|
15
|
2nd
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Saleh Selim
|
1992
|
2002
|
16
|
1st
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Hassan Hamdy
|
2002
|
2014
|
17
|
1st
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Mahmoud Taher
|
2014
|
2017
|
18
|
1st
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Mahmoud El Khatib
|
2017
|
Present
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See also
References
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